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Some drive convertibles; others drive sports cars. At Porsche, we still pay attention to nuances like that. And to make sure everybody can enjoy the best of both worlds, we’re offering a powerful solution: as of September 8, we’re once again sending a Porsche 911 Turbo Cabrio to the starting line. Page 22 Christophorus 326

For many driving enthusiasts, open-air pleasure is the pinnacle contribute to its outstanding performance. The new all-wheel of the performance pyramid. And this kind of free-spiritedness is drive system uses an electronically controlled multi-plate clutch a great tradition at Porsche. For twenty years, the top model in to distribute the engine’s power between the front and the rear the 911 family has come with a soft top. With ease, the 911 Turbo axles as needed. This new system can affect the torque split in Cabrio pushes the limits of all emotional scales. In addition to all 100 milliseconds, which is faster than the engine’s reaction time the driving characteristics of a high-performance sports car, it to load changes. also provides that incomparable wind-in-your-hair feeling. With a drag coefficient Cd of 0.31, the Turbo Cabrio comes close In its latest evolutionary form, the Turbo Cabrio has nothing to the value of the 911 coupe. In combination with the rear 1 to hide, and wants to show off its skills. With boost from twin spoiler, which automatically extends 30 millimeters (1 /4 in.) turbochargers featuring variable turbine geometry (VTG), the further out than in the coupe when the car reaches 120 km/h 3.6-liter six-cylinder boxer engine puts out 480 bhp (353 kW). (75 mph), the Turbo Cabrio is the only convertible to produce The peak torque of 620 newton-meters (457 lb.-ft.) is already negative lift at its rear axle. The passive safety systems include there at 1,950 rpm. With the “overboost” function that’s part of six airbags as standard. Like all 911 Cabrio models, the Turbo the optional Sports Chrono Package Turbo, up to 680 newton- Cabrio is equipped with a comprehensive roll-over protection meters (501 lb.-ft.) is even possible for brief spurts. The manual- system using tubular steel integrated into the windshield frame- transmission version does the sprint from zero to 100 km/h work and automatically deploying roll-over protection behind (62 mph) in just four seconds; with the Tiptronic S, that time has the rear seats. The Turbo Cabrio is of course equipped with a been shortened to 3.8 seconds. Both versions’ top track speed brake system that is commensurate with its performance poten- is 310 km/h (192 mph). The 911 Turbo Cabrio with manual tial. The six-piston fixed-position brake calipers in front have transmission consumes 12.9 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers been taken from the Porsche Carrera GT supercar. And the light- (18.25 mpg), admirable for such a powerful automobile. weight Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake (PCCB), proven on the racetrack, is offered as an option. The Turbo Cabrio’s chassis has been specially tuned for the car’s open body and includes as standard Porsche Active Suspension The extensive equipment standard in the 911 Turbo Cabrio in- Management (PASM). The new 911 Turbo Cabrio shares the cludes, among other things, bi-xenon headlights, 19-inch forged coupe version’s electrifying road performance, along with an ex- alloy wheels with a two-tone design, air conditioning, a wind de- tremely high driving-safety standard. Moreover, Porsche Stabil- flector, and Porsche Communications Management (PCM) in- ity Management (PSM) and the actively controlled all-wheel cluding a navigation module, a 5.8-inch color monitor, and the drive system, along with Porsche Traction Management (PTM), Bose Surround Sound System. B Page 24 Christophorus 326 Turbo-Ready: Dream Roads of the World

Australia: Great Ocean Road

Start: Geelong Destination: Warrnambool

Length:

320 km SYDNEY

(200 miles) MELBOURNE

WARRNAMBOOL

Route: Along the winding road on Australia’s southern coast, passing through the famous va- cation resorts of Torquay, Anglesa, and Lorne with their splendid beaches, come some spectacular views of the ocean, such as the one at Apollo Bay, and Port Campbell National Park, with its rugged steep coasts; ending up at the picturesque surfers’ town of Warrnambool.

Pit stops: Don’t miss the “Twelve Apostles,” 45- meter-high (150-ft.) rock formations rising from the sea at Port Campbell National Park; Bell’s Beach at Torquay, with its annual Easter surfing competition; whale-watching from May through September in Warrnambool; or the colonial-style fishing town of Port Fairy, with more than 50 his- toric buildings.

Information: www.greatoceanroad.org

Germany: Romantische Strasse Canada: Trans-Canada Highway Costa Rica: Panamericana (Romantic Road) Start: Victoria, British Columbia NICARAGUA Start: Würzburg Destination: St. John’s, Newfoundland Destination: Füssen Length: 7,800 km (4,850 miles) COSTA RICA Length: 350 km BERLIN (220 miles) Start: SAN JOSÉ Alaska WÜRZBURG VANCOUVER Destination: ST. JOHN’S Tierra del Fuego OTTAWA Length: PANAMA 25,000 km (15,500 miles) FÜSSEN Route: The route leads from Würzburg in northern Route: The ultra-long highway in the southern Route: From Alaska’s North to Tierra del Fuego at Bavaria southward toward Füssen along country part of the country connects Canada’s west and the southern tip of South America, this classic roads, past beautiful charming tourist towns like east coasts and passes through all ten provinces, cross-border highway extends through the full Rothenburg-on-Tauber and Augsburg. including the capital, Ottawa. length of the double continent and passes through fourteen or nineteen countries, depend- Pit stops: German history with every kilometer: Pit stops: Major cities like Vancouver, Montreal, ing on which route you take. like the medieval old town of Rothenburg-on- and Toronto for urban enthusiasts, plus plenty of Tauber; the Augsburg Fuggerei, a sixteenth-centu- attractions for nature lovers, including the Cana- Pit stops: Costa Rica not only is particularly beau- ry public housing project; the Wieskirche church; dian side of Niagara Falls—on a little side trip. tiful, but also is considered the safest country in or impressive Neuschwanstein Castle, one of the Central America—a recommended stretch of the creations of Bavaria’s “mad king,” Louis II. Panamericana to try out.

Information: www.romanticroad.com Information: www.transcanadahighway.com Information: www.canatur.org Page 26 Christophorus 326

France: Grande Corniche

Start: Nice Destination: Menton Length: Approx. 90 km (55 miles)

PROVENCE MENTON

MONACO NICE MARSEILLE

Route: From Nice, it passes through Col d’Èze, Èze-sur-Mer, La Turbie, and Roquebrune to Mona- co, with the Mediterranean always in view, or at least just a few kilometers away.

Pit stops: Try your luck at the chic casino of The wings of power: The rear spoiler of the Monaco? Admire Prince Rainier’s automobile col- 911 Turbo Cabrio extends further than in the coupe lection (Monaco, Terrasse de Fontvieille)? Or do a James Bond (GoldenEye, 1995) and enjoy the curves between Monaco and Menton with plenty of rpm? Whatever your driving style, you can enjoy this driver’s paradise along the world’s most fa- mous coastal road. A tip: The best view of the sea is from 500 meters up (1,700 ft.), at Col d’Èze. England: The Romantic Road The USA: Highway 101 Information: www.franceguide.com Start: Cheltenham Start: San Francisco Destination: Cheltenham Destination: Los Angeles Length: Length: 600 km : Northern route 120 km (375 miles) NEVADA (75 miles) Southern route 150 km Start: (95 miles) SAN FRANCISCO Destination: Port Elizabeth SANTA CRUZ Length: 250 km CHELTENHAM (155 miles) LOS ANGELES PRETORIA SANTA BARBARA LONDON JOHANNESBURG

Route: The northern route leads 120 charming Route: From San Francisco, the mother of all high- kilometers from Cheltenham through Winch- ways runs south through such famous coastal re- combe, Stanway, Stanton, Broadway, Chipping sorts as Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara, and Malibu to CAPE TOWN Campden, Moreton-in-Marsh, Stow-on-the-Wold, Los Angeles. Tip: drive from north to south; that PORT ELIZABETH Lower Slaughter, and Upper Slaughter, and then way you’re in the seaside lane with its spectacular MOSSEL BAY back to Cheltenham. The southern variant also view mile after mile. starts and ends in Cheltenham, and passes Route: Leads along the Indian Ocean from Mossel through Northleach, Burford, Lechlade-on-Thames, Pit stops: Literature fans can stop in Salinas to Bay via Victoria Bay, , , and Fairford, Bibury, Cirencester, and Painswick. visit the John Steinbeck Museum; the writer de- Jeffrey’s Bay to Port Elizabeth, past high plateaus scribed the town’s fish industry in Cannery Row. and dramatic coastal rock cliffs; hidden beaches, Pit stops: Britain at its best: The Romantic Road Sports fans can check out the Surfing Museum in dune landscapes, mangrove forests, and stretch- runs through places which are justifiably consid- Santa Cruz. Very romantic: A walk on the palm- es of meadows—in bloom, if you time it just right. ered among the most picturesque in the country. lined promenade in Santa Barbara—the “Nice of For example, Cheltenham, a spa with beautiful California.” And don’t miss the world-famous Pit stops: For nature lovers, Wilderness National Regency architecture, or Bibury, which, according beaches, like Lover’s Point near Monterey. Park between Victoria Bay and Knysna; for fish and to craftsman, interior designer, poet, and politi- seafood enthusiasts, Knysna with its many good cian William Morris (1834–1894), is the most restaurants; for adrenalin fans, Bloukrantz with the beautiful village in England. Especially pretty over 200-meter-high (700 ft.) bungee jump off the towns include Broadway and Chipping Campden. Bloukrantz Bridge.

Information: www.visitbritain.com Information: http://gocalif.ca.gov Information: www.southafricantourism.com